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Much is written about the glass ceiling encountered by female IT professionals and associated strategies to remove such barriers. But what is the worth of such efforts when many women don’t find IT appealing? This study uses an exploratory research design to discover why young women don’t choose careers in IT. The young women in this study were aware of the benefits of a career in IT. However, the perception that a career in IT involves little communication and social skill steers young women away from a professional IT career.
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Symonds, J. (2000). Why IT Doesn’t Appeal To Young Women. In: Balka, E., Smith, R. (eds) Women, Work and Computerization. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 44. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35509-2_9
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